The Irish standard., 1887-08-06
N0RTHvvEsTER NOTES.

NORTHWESTERN NOTES.
DAKOTA.
Blunt is boring for natural gas.
Huron gets free postal delivery Sep
tember /.
Henry Bacler was killed by lightning
at Leonard.
Anton Lonsted,a "a Harwood farm hand
was killed by lightning.
Brown county averages: wheat, 25 bu
oats, SO bn; barley, IS bu.
Thomas Porter. Of Okoiabo, was killed
by lightning Monday night.
Frank S. Hankey, one of the pioneers
Of Dakota, died at Grand Forks.
Several houses at Grand Forks were
struck by lightning Sunday night.
Standing crops near Sioux Falls were
damaged by terrific storm Tuesday
Burglars robbed Col. Sheafs- house
ut Watertown Of all the plate and jew
elry
William Lowe was elected alderman
at Grand Forks Tuesday, to fill a va
cancy.
The windows OF the Courier News
building at Watertcwn we're blown in by
the storm Tuesday,
While cunning for gophers, Oscar
Iangdon, of clear Lake. was accidently
wounded in his left eye. His thumb
was also badly torn.
The owners Of the Troy farm at Tap
pan have served an order on County
Treasurer Fridley restraining him from
collecting real tax. This trouble arose
because Kidder county refuses to rec
ognize TappaD as part Of Stanton coun-
ty.
john Richard, Of Ut. Laramie, Oak.
claimed Sc, 500 damages for depredations
by Kiowa Indians in 1866, The Indian
Office decides that the evidence is not
sufficient TO sustain the claim, which
was not presented within the Limitation
fixed by law.
Eightysfve pounds Of gold analgann,
worth upward Of $4,000 was stolen
from the ama}gam chest, at the Father
DeSmet mill, at Deadwood, Monday
night There is no clue to the robbers.
7. j. Given, superintendent. offers 8 re-
ward Of 81 GOO for the arrest and convic-
tion Of the burglars.
The frst invoice OF reduction and con-
centrsting machinery for the new labor
atory at The Dakota School Of Mines was
received at Rapid City Tuesday. The
invoice consists Of machinery for crush
ing and roasting gold and silver ores,
and for concentrating g tin ores. The new
building is a little more than one fourth
finished and will be fully completed
about Oct. Is.
MINNESOTA.
twenty-five deaths in Saltwater in
July.
Saltwater gets free postal delivery
September I.
Harvesting has just commenced in
Grant county.
j. Ell. Winter, FaribauZt pioneer,
died Saturday.
A tramp was killed by sunstroke at
Elmo Monday.
Stevens county fair at Morris, Sep
tember and !.
Rochester wants Minnesota & North
western connections.
Duluth has invited President Cleve-
land TO visit that city.
j. "A. Mlntler, Northtield leweler, has
assigned to A. E. King1nau.
Rochester has voted $1,000 for six
drinking 6 and park fountains.
Cows brought $25 and $35 at the
monthly cattle sale at Shakopee.
Three convicts were discharged from
the saltwater penitentiary Monday.
The tramp whose body was found at
Duluth Monday died from supstroke.
The team stolen by burglars at High
Forest was recovered at Grand Meadow
About 81, 200 Of the s;5, 900 needed has
been raised for sailors beshel at Du-
luth.
Mrs. William Brey, of Udolpbo was
bitten by rattlesnake. The bite was
not fatal.
Mrs. Gottieb Eder, Of Chaska, was
thrown from carriage breaking both
her arms.
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